ORIGINAL: Jim_McIntyre
I fail to see the need for MAAC to have assets tied up in an expensive piece of real estate with geographically assoiciated high salary costs. You, who are a self declared advocate for change, constantly lamenting MAAC expenses, why do you think the current status quo better serves your needs?
.......well, for starters, the business case was a peice of crap and ill-prepared. It proposed the building being built on an active airport with an accompanying museum. Big and not to well thought out left to the whim of government regulations. Looked like it was thrown together with a few beers under the belt. It was a "feelgood" idea based in "romance" once again with little practical reasoning. Not to mention, those advocates held Munci up as the glaring example of what a wonderful tashma hall MAAC could also have.................failing to mention, that AMA had about 180,000 members compared to 12,000 here and owned their own land..........bla, bla.
Just think, those same bunch could contribute to the AMA musem and their archives and have their permanent and central flying site for the big annual events. It's all in place. Hell, even Chad would be happy. He wouldn't have to feel like a turncoat going to Munci for the Nats every year.
Now, if we explore the possibility of a new central headquarters for MAAC where modellers from around the country could converge for annual events. There are endless tracks of flat land West of Winnipeg located on the official geographical centre of Canada that would be perfect for such a Headquarters. Land would be realtively cheap. The TransCanada Hwy runs right past it. AMA recognized the need for a Central location when they built in Munci Indiana??? Why would they go there, instead of Califorina or Florida?????
What do you think?